# Incident 20160819014589I: Piper PA-46-310P, Galesburg, IL, August 19, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2016, 18:30 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819014589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.  AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GBG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N121GP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010126002289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010126002289I), Jan 26, 2001: Piper PA46310P (N121GP), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On January 26, 2001, a U.S. Registered PA-46-310P, N121GP, diverted and made a precautionary landing at the Pittsburgh international airport after losing…
- [Incident 19990716032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990716032559I), Jul 16, 1999: Piper PA46310P (N121GP), Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Clamp on lih turbo compressor broke leaking hot gas onto a hydraulic line which sprayed fluid on to the turbo compressor. The aircraft caught fire in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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